"Don't talk nonsense." Lu Ye raised a hand and patted Jujia's shoulder. "Myriad Demon Ridge has overwhelming numbers. They're dying for us to show ourselves right now, so hiding here is the safest thing for me."
Jujia looked dejected, likely knowing that Lu Ye was right.
"Advance. Go back to the Main Sect and let the Sect Master and Second Senior Sister know you're safe."
Jujia remained silent.
Lu Ye said no more. He rose and walked aside, beginning to improve the Formation he had set up earlier.
Though the previous Formation was usable, it had been laid down in haste and had plenty of room for improvement. Formation Flags were planted one after another, expanding the area covered by the Formation considerably and making it more stable.
While he worked, Jujia merely watched quietly. Only after Lu Ye had finished did he suddenly speak. "Stay alive!"
Lu Ye turned to look at him. "I definitely won't die."
Only then did Jujia sit cross-legged. The surging Spiritual Power around him quickly calmed, and his cultivation rapidly fell.
The process of advancing from the Spirit Stream Realm to the Cloud River Realm was not difficult. The hard part was opening Apertures beforehand. So long as one had opened enough Spiritual Apertures, advancing to the Cloud River Realm carried little risk.
In mere moments, all the Minor Heavenly Circulations within Jujia's body stopped flowing. Under his control, his Spiritual Power began at his Origin Spiritual Aperture and started linking one Spiritual Aperture after another.
The more Spiritual Apertures it linked, the more violently the Spiritual Power around Jujia's body fluctuated. Listening carefully, one could even hear the sound of Spiritual Power flowing within him.
At first, it was not especially apparent, but gradually, the Spiritual Power flowed like a stream, and then